Legal Opinion
State v. Evans
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided June 10, 1969No. 53070PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BECKER, Justice.
Defendant was tried and convicted of the crime of robbery with aggravation. He was sentenced to 25 years in the State Penitentiary at Fort Madison and now appeals. We reverse and remand for new trial.
I. One of defendant’s complaints is failure to grant a motion for a directed verdict. We consider the evidence for such purpose in the light most favorable to the State. State v. McClelland, Iowa, 164 N.W.2d 189, 197.
The robbery for which defendant was tried and convicted occurred in Sioux City, Iowa at about 8:25 p. m. on May 25, 1967 at Solomon’s I.G.A. Grocery Store. The robber…
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